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What is Medicare?

Medicare is health insurance for the following:

• People 65 or older
  

• People under 65 with certain disabilities
  

• People of any age with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant)
  

The Different Parts of Medicare

The different parts of Medicare help cover specific services:

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance)

• Helps cover inpatient care in hospitals
  

• Helps cover skilled nursing facility, hospice, and home health care
  

Medicare Part B (Medical/Doctor Insurance)

• Helps cover doctors' and other health care providers' services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, and home health care
  

• Helps cover some preventive services to help maitain your health and to keep certain illnesses from getting worse
  

Medicare Part C (also known as Medicare Advantage)

• Offers health plan options run by Medicare-approved private insurance companies. Medicare Advantage Plans are a way to get the benefits and services covered under Part A and Part B. Most Medicare Advantage Plans cover Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D). Some Medicare Advantage Plans may include extra benefits for an extra cost.
  

Medicare Part D (Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage)

• Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs
  

• May help lower your prescription drug cost and help protect against higher costs
  

• Run by Medicare-approved private insurance companies
  

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